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Health Care Providers have been impacted by the economic problems in the United States. Patients are reducing or delaying treatments. So even if your medical practice has healthy revenues, it still could be better!

If you accept Medicare patients, you’re likely getting claims reimbursements that are less than from private payers. And is you accept Medicaid, the picture is even worse.

An easy way to solve the Money part is to get the EHR incentive payments for electronic health record adoption. The HITECH Act mandates that you put in an EHR by 2014 or else you get penalized on your Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for medical claims.

If you’re a pediatrician and you had a 20% Medicaid patient load during a 90 day period last year
Or
If you’re an eligible provider who had a 30% Medicaid patient load during a 90 day period last year,
All you have to do is buy EHR software!

You don’t have to meet meaningful use criteria.
You don’t have to use the system at all.
And you qualify for $21,500!

A $21,500 gift from the government. – The first year only.
After that you have to step up your game.

Note: Georgia health care providers still have to wait. The Georgia Medicaid EHR incentive program is not finalized yet. It is expected that you will be able to attest for your electronic health record system in September 2011 and begin receiving your $21,500 checks in October.